HP xw8400 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP xw8400 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 0A08h
Memory4 GB free of 6.00098 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20061201
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 21:52
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon 5160
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Memory 68
1-Core 34
2-Core 67
38% 56.3 Pts
4-Core 66.2
8-Core 63.6
9% 64.9 Pts
64-Core 66
4% 66 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Zotac(19DA 7326) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.69% Terrible
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 4.35
Parallax 4.06
4% 4.26 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 3.87
Splatting 6.09
4% 4.65 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.69%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNF128GCSS 128GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FSLA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 94 160 143 92 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.3% Average
Read 245
Write 101
Mixed 180
SusWrite 107
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 27
82% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 67.9
DQ Mixed 165
113% 143 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 90%
Data Disk Raid1 500GB
406GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 132 132 134 133 95 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.1% Very good
Read 130
Write 131
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 123
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.8
242% 2.73 MB/s
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
850GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 124 124 125 128 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 135
Write 106
Mixed 94.5
SusWrite 118
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 39GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 1024, 1024, 33792 MB
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.2% Very poor
MC Read 3.3
MC Write 4
MC Mixed 4
11% 3.77 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4
11% 3.87 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical xw8400 Workstation Builds (Compare 55 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP xw8400 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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